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Sylvia Nasar

Sylvia Nasar

Keynote Speaker: Author, "A Beautiful Mind" and "Grand Pursuit"; Knight Professor of Business Journalism, Columbia University

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Sylvia Nasar Biography

Sylvia Nasar is known for the elegance of her prose and her mega-bestseller, A Beautiful Mind. A former economic correspondent for The New York Times, she is also the author of Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius in Modern Times, which received rave reviews following its release in 2011.

Nasars international bestseller, A Beautiful Mind, won the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award for biography and has been translated into over 30 languages. While working as an economics reporter for The New York Times, Nasar discovered the story of John Nash, the Princeton mathematical genius who suffered from schizophrenia for three decades before recovering and ultimately winning a Nobel Prize in economics. Her biography of Nash was the inspiration for Ron Howards Academy Award-winning film starring Russell Crowe and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the Helen Bernstein Journalism Award, and the Rhone Poulenc Prize for Science Writing.

Her latest book, Grand Pursuit, is an epic account of the making of modern economics -- from Victorian England to modern-day India -- and how the insights of various thinkers transformed the world. An instant New York Times bestseller, The Economist said, "Grand Pursuit deserves a place not only in every economists study but also on every serious readers bedside table." It was named The Los Angeles Times Science & Technology Book of the Year.

Nasar has acted as a judge for the National Book Awards, Dow Jones News Service Awards, and The Los Angeles Times Book Awards; she currently serves on the advisory board of TeenScreen.

Nasar completed her masters degree in economics at New York University, conducting research with Nobel Laureate Wassily Leontief at the Institute for Economic Analysis for four years. She has been a visiting scholar at Cambridge University, the Russell Sage Foundation and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University.

A writer at Fortune and columnist at U.S. News & World Report before she joined The New York Times, Nasars work has appeared in The New Yorker, Newsweek, FastCompany, The London Telegraph, and Vanity Fair.

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Sylvia Nasar Videos

Sylvia Nasar Talks About The Grand Pursuit
Sylvia Nasar Interview
Sylvia Nasar: Charles Dickens, Economist (1/5) - YouTube

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What topics does Sylvia Nasar speak about?

Sylvia Nasar is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business, Health, Creativity, Mental Health, Authors, Economy and Finance.

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Sylvia Nasar is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business, Health and Creativity. The estimated speaking fee range to book Sylvia Nasar for live events is $20,000 - $30,000. Please contact us for virtual event fees. Sylvia Nasar can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Amanda Gore, Toby Cosgrove and Rebecca Walker. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sylvia Nasar for an upcoming event.

Sylvia Nasar Videos

Sylvia Nasar Talks About The Grand Pursuit
Sylvia Nasar Interview
Sylvia Nasar: Charles Dickens, Economist (1/5) - YouTube
Sylvia Nasar: 2011 National Book Festival

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